Today was our first real day of shooting. We had to downstairs by 8:30am. It wasn't hard to wake up because I slept so well, yesterday wore me out. After we met in the lobby we loaded up and headed off to the Holy Cross-neighborhood. I rode in the car with Colleen, and on the way she was pointing out places of interest. When we reached the neighborhood we drove around to scout out what we wanted to photograph. We pulled over on Douglass and walked up to the top of the levee. The view was amazing you could see all kinds of ships and barges; it also had an amazing view of the city. We split up into groups of two. Peter was my partner. We decided that we wanted to find people to photograph. The first group of people we came across was a Church Group from Washington. We stopped and chatted for a while, they were very friendly. One of the guys even knew someone who goes to our school, small world. They were painting the house and seemed very aware of us taking pictures. While I was talking with one of the guys from the group Peter seemed to disappear behind the house. I've decided from now on we need to find someone to go with us and talk to the people while both of us photograph otherwise I seem to be doing most of the talking. After talking to the group for a while we moved on down the street where we came across a contract company. Where we stopped and talked with two men that were standing on the porch of one of the homes they were working on. They told us all about the houses in the neighborhood and how to tell when they were constructed. They also invited us into one of the homes they were working on. After touring the home we headed back to the car to meet up with everyone. When we reached the car we realized we were the only ones there so Peter and I decided to keep exploring. As we were walking we saw Rich in the distance so Peter called him and he told us to come down where he was. As we were walking closer we saw a man by the name of Robert. Rich was talking to him and learning more about him. Robert is a homeowner in the Holy Cross-neighborhood he was born and raised in his home. He allowed us to take a few photographs of him. After we took a few photographs we found a house that was being built by project pink (the project started by Brad Pitt) we asked the construction workers if we could get a tour of the home and they told us to talk to the boss who was in a trailer-office. While Rich went inside Peter and I waited outside. Unfortunately the man told us we couldn't because he had to talk to corporate but to keep in touch with him and maybe would could go in another day. After being turned down we tried to catch up with the other group. Once we found them we noticed they were talking to a lady who was telling them stories about the neighborhood. She told us we needed to talk to Miss Stacy the resident who has been living there the longest. Miss Stacy was a very nice lady she explained why Flood St. was name the way it was and she told us her story. She said some days she thinks Katrina was a blessing because now she has a gov. loan to restore her home and it’s on the historical registry. Miss Stacy also took us inside her home. It was beautiful. It is still in the process of being restored but the ceilings were so tall and there was so much room. From the outside it doesn’t look nice at all but looks can definitely be deceiving. After going to the Holy Cross-neighborhood we had a tour of the Ogden Museum. Where we were able to see prints of Jerry Uelesman up close. We were also shown pictures that weren’t on the walls ones from the back. They pulled out a few Walker Evans and Eggleston prints, just to name a few. After the tour we headed back to the hotel to grab all of our gear. We were headed to the French quarter. Where we split up into groups of three my group was Peter, Bethany, and I. After a quick lesson from rich on how to use the flash with an umbrella. We were told to find a subject and use this technique. While wandering we came across a man by the name of Patrick playing his guitar. Bethany approached him and asked if we could photograph him. So we set up the flash and umbrella, and had him sit by the water. He was more than happy to sit for us. After photographing Patrick we walked back to the church where we met up with the rest of the group, and found a place to eat. We ended up eating at this Cajun restaurant where I had Gumbo for the first time, it was amazing! At sunset we were given the assignment to photograph a building and balance the light. After we finished our assignment we did some shopping for souvenirs, and then headed back to the hotel to get some shuteye!
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